EPCOR Joins Vancouver 2010 in Support of Canadian athletes
October 16, 2006
The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and
Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) is pleased to welcome a new member
to its team – EPCOR Utilities Inc.
EPCOR today becomes an Official Supplier to the Vancouver 2010
Olympic and Paralympic Games in the category of Water Management.
EPCOR’s sponsorship will contribute to
VANOC’s successful staging of the Games, and include a
major focus on supporting Canadian Olympic and Paralympic athletes.
The partnership will include Official Supplier rights to the
Canadian Olympic Team for the Beijing 2008, Vancouver 2010, and
London 2012 Games.
EPCOR will continue its proud tradition of supporting the
national Gold Medal Plates Dinner Series which contributes to the
overall fundraising efforts of the Own the Podium 2010 initiative,
and the Canadian Olympic Committee’s recently launched
Road to Excellence summer sport initiative.
“Our involvement with the 2010 Winter Games and the
Canadian Olympic Team is an exciting extension of the commitment
EPCOR has made to this country’s elite and aspiring
athletes, and their quest to reach the medal podium. We stand
behind them every step of the way,” said Don Lowry,
EPCOR President and Chief Executive Officer.
“Canada’s Olympians are incredible role
models for young people and a source of inspiration for all of
us,” continued Lowry. “It is their pursuit
of excellence and peak performance that EPCOR shares and seeks to
inspire and support in communities across the
nation.”
“Thanks to EPCOR’s ongoing support of
amateur sport in Canada, Canadian athletes are one step closer to
unprecedented success in 2010,” said John Furlong,
VANOC Chief Executive Officer. “A large part of our
success in 2010 will directly relate to the performance of our
Olympic and Paralympic athletes. EPCOR’s commitment to
Canadian athletes is an example of how Canadian companies can
contribute to the overall success of the Games in
2010.”
EPCOR Utilities Inc. builds, owns and operates power plants,
electrical transmission and distribution networks, water and
wastewater treatment facilities and infrastructure in Alberta,
British Columbia/U.S Pacific Northwest and Ontario/U.S Northeast.
EPCOR has been named one of Canada’s Top 100 employers
for seven consecutive years, and is headquartered in Edmonton,
Alberta. EPCOR’s web site is
http://www.epcor.ca
VANOC is responsible for the planning, organizing, financing and
staging of the XXI Olympic Winter Games and the X Paralympic Winter
Games in 2010. The 2010 Olympic Winter Games will be staged in
Vancouver and Whistler from February 12 to 28, 2010. Whistler and
Vancouver will host the Paralympic Winter Games from March 12 to
21, 2010.
View the news conference at
http://events.startcast.com/events/72/B0001/
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